The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-04
LEAGUE MEETINGS HELD.
The Police Everywhere Outwitted
by the People.


DUBLIN, Oct 3.--Several branches OF the
National League held meetings yesterday in
the MitchelstOwn district In one case
hundreds of people cvaded the police and
went to fortified house outside of the
town, where meeting took place. Mr..
Vaudeville, who was tried with Mr.. O'Brien
for using sedtious language and sentenced
to twomonths' Imprisonment, but released on
bail, presided and made a speech, i'll which
he declared that it was impossible to destroy
the league. Resolutions were passed strongly
condemnng the governments interference
with public meetings and freedom of speech.
A score of meetings were publicly held in
different parts of Ireland Yesterday by the
National League. The police in most cases
We're baffied in their attempts to ascertain
where the meetings were to be held.
Mr.. Gibson, the Irish Solicitor General,
denies the statement of William O'Brien
that the former, ON the day of Mr. O'Brien's s
conviction at Mitchelstown. telegraphed TO
the Crown Counsel that the government
would lose the case and would disbar Mr..
Harrington, the defendants counsel. The
Crown Counsel also denies that he received
any such telegram.
Father OF Ieary, of st. Louis, III deliver
ing an oration ON Patrick Sarsfield, at
Limerick, to-day, avowed that he was a
Socialist and rebel at heart, as was every
lrishman. He denounced the police as the
vermin of Ireland and said they ceased to
be Irishmen when they donned a govern
ment uniform.
MITCHELLSTowN's INQUEST.
MITcHELLsTowN, Oct. 3.-The inquest in
the case of the victims of the recent riot
was continued here to-day Inspector
Brownrigg deposed that when the police
rushed back into their barracks many of
them were bleeding from wounds inflicted
by the mob. He ordered the men to load,
but not to fire without orders. When
he heard the reports of the rifles
he ordered the men to cease firing.
Still he considered the firing necessary. He
commended Constable Kirman for having
fired from the door of the barracks. Prof.
James Stuart, member of Parliament for
Hoxton, division of Shoreditch, and num-
ber of English Home Rule members were
present in court.
BRIGHT PROCESSES FRIENDSHIP.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-John Bright has writ
ten letter. in which he says: Il have
never been more a friend of Ireland sthan
now, when obiectiug to hand that un-
fortunate country over to the rule of
revolutionary rebel conspirators. Justice
to Ireland requires not only that the
laws shall be just, but that they
shall be obeyed 1t is my sympathy with
the Irish people which forces me to offer.
strong opposition to Messrs. Gladstone and
Parnel The latter is not changed. The
former five years ago condemned and de
nounced him, but now he comes forward as
his apologst and defender"
NJ. P's. IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, Oct. Sir Thomas Grattan
Esmonde, member of Parliament for St
Patrick's Division, Dunblan, and Arthur
O'Connor, member of Parliament for East
Donegal, arrived on the steamer Arizona
this morning. They come to America as
representatives of the Irish Parliamentary
party to explain the condition of affairs at
home to thank the American people Tor
their support in the past and to ask them
to continue it.